Memorable moments in the life of an actress Shabnam’s passion for acting started in her early teens. At the time she was taking dance lessons at the Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts and that was the only exposure she had to the world of performing arts. “When I joined films, it was indeed a turning ... Read more
Month: October 2012
Govt, NGO partnership must to achieve MDGs
Maternal, Child Health Govt, NGO partnership must to achieve MDGs Along with government’s initiatives, a partnership between government and non-government organisations is necessary to achieve millennium development goals (MDG) regarding maternal and child health issues within 2015, said speakers at a launching ceremony yesterday. They were speaking at the launching ceremony of “Women and their ... Read more
BSMMU starts online admission process
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authority yesterday launched its online admission process for MS, MD, MPhil and other courses under residency programme. BSMMU Vice Chancellor Pran Gopal Datta launched it at the university, said a release. The admission test will be held in two phases. In phase-A, candidates will have
Non-govt school, college teachers get 6-month maternity leave
The education ministry yesterday issued a circular granting six-month maternity leave for teachers and employees of non-government secondary and higher secondary level educational institutions. According to yesterday’s circular, a teacher or an employee will be entitled to the maternity leave twice in her entire professional life and she will receive full salary and allowances before
Shipbuilders seek 10pc cash incentive
Shipbuilders yesterday demanded 10 percent cash incentives against ex-port performance, up from 5 percent now, to help the sector grow further. The global market size of ships and ocean-going vessels was over $300 billion in 2011 where Bangladesh, as a new entrant to ship
SEC announces capital market master plan
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Sunday announced a 10-year capital market master plan which would allow the commission to operate independently of the government. According to the plan, the SEC will be able to formulate its own budget without permission of the government and will also able to recruit manpower according to its
Sheltech organises a 15-day fair to sell flats
Sheltech (Pvt) Ltd, a real estate company, begins a 15-day promotional housing fair at its office in Dhaka today, eyeing higher apartment sales. The company plans to sell more than 300 apartments ranging from 805-3140 square feet (sq ft) worth around Tk 500 crore during the
Buddhist temples, houses torched in Cox’s Bazar
Buddhist monasteries, Hindu temples and households in 10 villages in Ramu of Cox’s Bazar were torched by angry Muslims since midnight on Saturday, and authorities clamped a ban on gatherings for an indefinite period to restore order. The police had to open fire on a mob at Hwaikong of Teknaf on Sunday evening as the ... Read more
Rimi wins
Gazipur-4 By-polls Rimi wins Afsar rejects results, saying polls ‘stage-managed’ Ruling Awami League candidate Simeen Hussain Rimi yesterday won the Gazipur-4 by-polls by a huge margin amid a very low voter turnout and peaceful polls atmosphere. Rimi tallied 63,401 votes, overshadowing her two rivals — Afsaruddin, her uncle and independent candidate, and Communist Party of ... Read more
Tax return deadline now Oct 31
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday extended the deadline for submission of income tax returns by one month. The deadline is now October 31, MA Quader Sarker, an official of tax administration and monitoring of NBR, said yesterday, adding, “We will in no way extend the time further.” The announcement of the time extension came ... Read more
Bangladeshi dies after ‘BSF torture’
The Indian Border Security Force once again killed a Bangladeshi unarmed civilian near the Shingnagar frontier of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Sunday, a day after BSF assurance of zero causality on border. The Indian Border Security Force on Saturday reassured Bangladesh that they would continue
Barfi in the thick of controversy
Even before the cast and crew of India’s entry for best foreign language film at next year’s Oscars “Barfi” could begin celebrating, the movie is in the thick of a controversy for allegedly copying scenes of foreign movies, including those featuring legendary Charlie Chaplin. Since “Barfi” had hit screens two weeks ago, several videos have ... Read more
Indo-Pak clash stirs Lankan passion
At noon when the media bus started its trip from the Singhalese Sports Club, the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, towards R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, the city streets were almost deserted as Sunday is the weekly holiday in the country. And that was why it took only ten minutes to reach the destination, which ... Read more
Easy passage for big guns
Fed Cup Draw Held Easy passage for big guns Big-spenders Sheikh Russel KC have been placed in Group A along with ten-time champions Mohammedan SC as the draw of the 24th Federation Cup was held yesterday at the Bangladesh Football Federation. Holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, runners-up Team BJMC and title contenders Abahani have avoided ... Read more
BD A suffer 53-run loss
It was a combination of some good left-arm bowling that demolished the Bangladeshi A batting line-up and helped the visiting West Indies High Performance team take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match one-day series. Promising young pacer Sheldon Cotterrell and slow-left arm bowler Verasammy Permaul shared 8 wickets as the visitors bowled the hosts ... Read more
Siddik ends up in 18th place
Country’s ace golfer Siddikur Rahman carded a poor six-over-par 78 in the final round as he went 13 places down to finish joint 18th in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters in Taipei on Sunday. Siddik was in a commendable position after round three as he stood 5th in the competition, but lost his way in the ... Read more
BCB looking for women cricketers
The Women’s Wing of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will carry out a registration programme for talented women cricketers. The registration is open to all and will take place on October 2 at the SAHARA-BCB National Cricket Academy Ground in Mirpur from 11am to 3pm. There is
Netrakona win Gold Cup title
Netrokona emerged champions in the Walton Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Gold Cup Football Tournament beating Gopalganj 4-0 in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Toklis scored a hattrick while Ronny netted the other goal for the winning side. Divisional Commissioner of Dhaka AN Shamsuddin Azad Chowdhury distributed prizes